New Setup - Feedback Please

Tenatious · 21 Dec 2007 at 13:39

Hey,
So my computer just sort of packed up. It's old now anyway and I was looking to upgrade.Just want some feedback really as to how well the components i have chosen will run etc and any problems I might come across with them.

Thanks

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 nForce 570 SLi (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Memory: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)

GFX: OcUK GeForce 8500 GT 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

All the other parts I already have like hard drive etc.

The total cost of the above parts is £222 with VAT

eyetrip · 21 Dec 2007 at 13:40

Is this for gaming?

eyetrip · 21 Dec 2007 at 13:43

If for gaming, this may server you better:

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £87.99
(£103.39) £87.99
(£103.39)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Sub Total : £209.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £38.19
Total : £256.40

Tenatious · 21 Dec 2007 at 13:50

It's more for graphics work with the odd bit of gaming here or there, mainly CS:S and WoW and BF2.

melbourne720 · 21 Dec 2007 at 14:30

AMD is being soundly thrashed by Intel at the moment, mainly in power and overclockability stakes. Best to go for a Core 2 Duo, and a P35 motherboard as suggested.

Tenatious · 21 Dec 2007 at 14:47

Well I need to keep the total cost as close to £200 as I can. Otherwise my parents will make me pay for parts of it xP

eyetrip · 21 Dec 2007 at 14:52

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AC2 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Sub Total : £172.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £31.83
Total : £213.74

Thats including delivery

Tenatious · 21 Dec 2007 at 15:09

And that spec would give me reasonable gaming graphics and good run speeds?